# Puñal, Santiago Province – Municipal districts, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-norte/santiago/punal/ Municipality · Santiago Province # Puñal Puñal is a municipality of Dominican Republic in Santiago Province, Cibao Norte Region. It covers **60.6 km²**. It is divided into 3 municipal districts. 51 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 82 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 60.6km² - 3municipal districts - 82mapped services ## Where is Puñal? Puñal lies in [Santiago Province](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-norte/santiago/), [Cibao Norte Region](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-norte/), [Dominican Republic](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [La Vega](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-sur/la-vega/la-vega/), [Licey al Medio](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-norte/santiago/licey-al-medio/), [Moca](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-norte/espaillat/moca/), [Sabana Iglesia](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-norte/santiago/sabana-iglesia/) and [Santiago](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-norte/santiago/santiago/). By area it is the 142nd largest of 155 municipalities in Dominican Republic. It covers 2.2% of [Santiago Province](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-norte/santiago/). The centre of Puñal is about 129 km in a straight line from Santo Domingo, the capital. It is about 8.1 km from Santiago de los Caballeros, the main town of Santiago Province. The centre point is at 19.3978° N, 70.6372° W. Source: [Oficina Nacional de Estadística via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-dom). ## Know before you go: Puñal - Time zoneUTC−4, no daylight saving · America/Santo_Domingo - CurrencyPeso (DOP) - Country calling code+1-809 and 1-829 - LanguagesSpanish - Plug typesType A, B · 110 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Cibao International Airport (STI) · Santiago3.5 km - Gregorio Luperon International Airport (POP) · Puerto Plata41 km ### Nearest railway station Pekin (Santiago), about 7.0 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 06:03) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 07:08, sunset around 18:06). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Municipal districts of Puñal Municipal district Area km² Localities Services [Canabacoa](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-norte/santiago/punal/canabacoa/) 8.2 9 31 [Guayabal](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-norte/santiago/punal/guayabal/) 29 18 8 [Puñal](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/cibao-norte/santiago/punal/punal/) 24 24 43 Source: [Oficina Nacional de Estadística via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-dom); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Puñal Open gazetteers list **51 villages, towns and localities** in Puñal. Settlements here lie between about 164 m and 386 m above sea level (median 228 m). - Angostura - Arenoso - Barrio Fino - Brisas del Palmar - Canabacoa - Canabacoa Abajo - Canabacoa Arriba - Castillo Arriba - Cerros del Sur - Ciruelos - Colorado - El Chavón - El Guano - El Junco - El Llano - Estancia Nueva - Estancia Nueva Abajo - Estancia Nueva Arriba - Florencia - Guayabal - Harmony - Juan Antonio Alix - La Guázara - La Jagua - La Javilla - La Zanja - Laguna Prieta - Los Ciruelos - Los Delgadillo - Los Mateo - Los Melados - Matanzas - Monte Adentro - Nueva Esperanza - Paraíso de Santiago - Prado del Yaque - Puñal - Puñal Adentro - Puñal Afuera - Quebrada del Jobo - Residencial Gladys - Residencial Limonal - Residencial Mediterráneo - Residencial Pérez - Sabaneta de las Palomas - Samanes Residence - San Antonio - Ulises García - Urbanización Dr. Luis F. Thomen - Urbanización Jardines del Sur - Villa Macaria Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Puñal Named natural and historic features inside Puñal, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Arroyo Colorado - Arroyo Quebrada del Jobo - Río Canca ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Loma La Yaya · 357 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Puñal and the best time to visit Using the climate of Santiago Province, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 188 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 518 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (76 mm) and the driest Feb (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 41 Feb 25 24 Mar 25 37 Apr 26 38 May 28 52 Jun 29 32 Jul 29 35 Aug 29 42 Sep 29 46 Oct 28 51 Nov 26 76 Dec 25 46 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Puñal Places mapped inside Puñal in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals5 - Petrol pumps27 - Hotels8 - Shopping malls1 - Schools7 - Colleges and universities4 - Pharmacies5 - Restaurants22 - Police stations3 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Puñal?In Santiago Province, Cibao Norte Region, Dominican Republic - What borders Puñal?La Vega, Licey al Medio, Moca, Sabana Iglesia and Santiago - What time zone is Puñal in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Puñal?Peso (DOP) - What language is spoken in Puñal?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Puñal?51 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puñal?Settlements lie between 164 m and 386 m - What is the highest point in Puñal?Loma La Yaya (357 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Puñal?October to May - How many hospitals are in Puñal?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Puñal?27 mapped - What is the P-code of Puñal?DO030308 (OCHA common operational dataset)